diff --git a/pkg/operator/controllers/guardrails/guardrails_controller_test.go b/pkg/operator/controllers/guardrails/guardrails_controller_test.go
index 3be7220d2a2..3917f994d26 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/controllers/guardrails/guardrails_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/controllers/guardrails/guardrails_controller_test.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func TestGuardRailsReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 					RoleSCCResourceName:            "restricted-v2",
 				}
 				md.EXPECT().CreateOrUpdate(gomock.Any(), cluster, expectedConfig).Return(nil)
-				md.EXPECT().IsReady(gomock.Any(), "gatekeeper-system", "gatekeeper-audit").Return(true, nil)
+				md.EXPECT().IsReady(gomock.Any(), "gatekeeper-system", "gatekeeper-audit").Return(false, nil)
 				md.EXPECT().IsReady(gomock.Any(), "wonderful-namespace", "gatekeeper-audit").Return(true, nil)
 				md.EXPECT().IsReady(gomock.Any(), "wonderful-namespace", "gatekeeper-controller-manager").Return(true, nil)
 			},
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func TestGuardRailsReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 					RoleSCCResourceName:            "restricted-v2",
 				}
 				md.EXPECT().CreateOrUpdate(gomock.Any(), cluster, expectedConfig).Return(nil)
-				md.EXPECT().IsReady(gomock.Any(), "gatekeeper-system", "gatekeeper-audit").Return(true, nil)
+				md.EXPECT().IsReady(gomock.Any(), "gatekeeper-system", "gatekeeper-audit").Return(false, nil)
 				md.EXPECT().IsReady(gomock.Any(), "openshift-azure-guardrails", "gatekeeper-audit").Return(true, nil)
 				md.EXPECT().IsReady(gomock.Any(), "openshift-azure-guardrails", "gatekeeper-controller-manager").Return(true, nil)
 			},
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func TestGuardRailsReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 					RoleSCCResourceName:            "restricted-v2",
 				}
 				md.EXPECT().CreateOrUpdate(gomock.Any(), cluster, expectedConfig).Return(nil)
-				md.EXPECT().IsReady(gomock.Any(), "gatekeeper-system", "gatekeeper-audit").Return(true, nil)
+				md.EXPECT().IsReady(gomock.Any(), "gatekeeper-system", "gatekeeper-audit").Return(false, nil)
 				md.EXPECT().IsReady(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).Return(false, nil)
 			},
 			wantErr: "GateKeeper deployment timed out on Ready: timed out waiting for the condition",
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func TestGuardRailsReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				controllerPullSpec: "wonderfulPullspec",
 			},
 			mocks: func(md *mock_deployer.MockDeployer, cluster *arov1alpha1.Cluster) {
-				md.EXPECT().IsReady(gomock.Any(), "gatekeeper-system", "gatekeeper-audit").Return(true, nil)
+				md.EXPECT().IsReady(gomock.Any(), "gatekeeper-system", "gatekeeper-audit").Return(false, nil)
 				md.EXPECT().CreateOrUpdate(gomock.Any(), cluster, gomock.AssignableToTypeOf(&config.GuardRailsDeploymentConfig{})).Return(errors.New("failed ensure"))
 			},
 			wantErr: "failed ensure",